25 Bible Verses about Broken Hearts

He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are crushed in spirit.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

A joyful heart makes a cheerful face,
But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed me
To bring good news to the afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to captives
And freedom to prisoners;

Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness,
But persecuted the afflicted and needy man,
And the despondent in heart, to put them to death.

Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their bows will be broken.

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor.
He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed,

A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

“My days are past, my plans are torn apart,
Even the wishes of my heart.

And rend your heart and not your garments.”
Now return to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness
And relenting of evil.

The spirit of a man can endure his sickness,
But as for a broken spirit who can bear it?

“For He inflicts pain, and gives relief;
He wounds, and His hands also heal.

Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
For it is pleasant and praise is becoming.

I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind;
I am like a broken vessel.

As for the prophets:
My heart is broken within me,
All my bones tremble;
I have become like a drunken man,
Even like a man overcome with wine,
Because of the Lord
And because of His holy words.

For thus says the high and exalted One
Who lives forever, whose name is Holy,
“I dwell on a high and holy place,
And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit
In order to revive the spirit of the lowly
And to revive the heart of the contrite.

Give strong drink to him who is perishing,
And wine to him whose life is bitter.

I am benumbed and badly crushed;
I groan because of the agitation of my heart.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death
And broke their bands apart.

And wine which makes man’s heart glad,
So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And food which sustains man’s heart.

“I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick; but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with judgment.

The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him in truth.

Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer,
Seek out his wickedness until You find none.

Say to those with anxious heart,
“Take courage, fear not.
Behold, your God will come with vengeance;
The recompense of God will come,
But He will save you.”